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Muscongus Bay is a bay on the coast of Maine, United States, between Penobscot Bay and John's Bay. Muscongus was the name of an Abenaki village meaning "fishing place" [1] or "many [or large] rock ledges." [2] John Smith recorded the river in 1616 as Nusconcus [3] and was also spelled Nuscongus.
Waldoboro is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,154 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] Waldoboro was incorporated in 1773 and developed a reputation as a ship building and port facility from the banks of the Medomak River .
The Medomak River, historically known as the Muscongus River, is a 40-mile-long (64 km) [1] river in Maine. From its source ( 44°21′48″N 69°21′09″W / 44.3634°N 69.3524°W / 44.3634; -69.3524 ( Medomak River source ) ) in Liberty , the river winds 32 miles (51 km) south to the head of its tidal river estuary in ...
The Waldo Theatre is a historic movie theater and performance venue at 916 Main Street in Waldoboro, Maine.Built in 1936 as a movie theater to a design by New York City architect Benjamin Schlanger, it was hailed at the time as one of the best-designed state-of-the-art small theaters in the country.
The U.S. Customhouse and Post Office is a historic federal government building in Waldoboro, Maine. Built 1855–57, it is a fine local example of civic Italianate architecture. For much of the 20th century it housed the Waldoboro Public Library. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
Twomile Brook in Maine (Rivière des Deux Milles in Quebec) Little Saint Roch River; ... Little Bog River; Benjamin River; Penobscot Bay. Penobscot River watershed.
Moody's Diner began as a rest stop for travelers heading north on US Route 1 in Waldoboro, Maine by Percy and Bertha Moody just prior to the Great Depression; offering 3 small cabins for $1 a night. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Percy and his wife Bertha added a small dining room (now known as Aunt Letta's House) for the locals and travelers in 1930; which ...
The German Church and Cemetery, also known as the Old German Meeting House, is a historic German Lutheran church and cemetery at 235 Bremen Road (Maine State Route 32) in Waldoboro, Maine. Built in 1772, it is a well-preserved 18th-century church, which played an important role in the lives of the area's early German immigrants, and in the ...